Publications by authors named "Wendy Seminario G"
Introduction: People caring for patients with dementia are prone to suffering from burden. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) may have an impact on caregiver burden. In Latin American countries, there is a lack of research on caregiver burden.
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- - The study analyzed the performance of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale among older adults in Lima, Peru, including those with Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and cognitively healthy controls.
- - Involving 276 participants, the scale showed excellent reliability (ICC: .996) and good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: .937), but could not distinguish between MCI and control participants while effectively assessing severity in AD patients.
- - The research concluded that the ADCS-ADL is a reliable functional assessment tool for AD in Peru, with suggestions for future studies to adapt it for individuals with lower educational backgrounds.
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- The behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to early behavioral issues and later memory problems, complicating its diagnosis compared to Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- A study involving 51 patients over 50 with low educational levels aimed to assess the effectiveness of brief socio-cognitive tests combined with standard cognitive measures in differentiating between bvFTD and AD.
- Results showed that while both the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination version III (ACE-III) and the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS) tests were effective, ACE-III had a higher ability to distinguish between the two conditions.